Chapter Events

Monday, November 15 • 6:30-8:30 pm Bunker Interpretive Center at Calvin University 1750 East Beltline Ave SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546 NOTE: In the interest of keeping everyone safe, masks are required indoors for all attendees to protect yourself and others. The National Wild Ones now requires that each chapter have attendees (regardless of vaccination status) sign a Covid-19 Attestation and Release Form at Wild Ones events. Please sign the form in the foyer before entering the room. If you would like to read the form beforehand, view it here. Plant propagation is both a science and an art. The science of plant propagation requires a knowledge of plant physiology, nursery cultural practices, and characteristics of the particular plant that you want to grow. The art of plant propagation consists of specific technical skills that are acquired through innate ability or experience. It requires a certain “feel.” Learn both the science and art through this hands-on presentation. Discover how and when to collect, process and store native plant seeds, germination techniques, and which plants work best using vegetative propagation. Learn tips and tricks you can use to grow your own seedlings and cuttings to support native plant reproduction and survival. Jeanette Henderson Speaker Biography: Jeanette M. Henderson is the Program Manager, directing the educational programs, communications and marketing, and native plant propagation program for the Calvin Ecosystem Preserve & Native Gardens on the campus of Calvin University. She oversees the day to day management of the Bunker Interpretive Center and the production greenhouse. A large percentage of her job is mentoring and training Calvin students in the fields of environmental education, interpretation, and native plant production. To keep things exciting she oversees the Preserve’s long term monitoring of Eastern Box turtle populations and fungal inventories. Jeanette's previous professional experience includes coordinating programs and events for Michigan Audubon, as a summer naturalist at several of Michigan State Parks, and as a marine educator for the University of Georgia's Marine Education Center and Aquarium in Savannah, Georgia. She holds a BS in Biology from Calvin University and will complete a Masters in Community Based Education and Leadership from Stevenson University in December 2021. Her current research project focuses on the implementation of the NatureRx@Calvin initiative on the university campus.